UDC: London Docklands Development Corporation

Question 1

UDC stands for

Answer 1

Urban Development Corporation

Question 2

reasons for regeneration:

• London Docks closed in 19……, leading to mass…………….
• lots of derelict …..field sites and…………..land from WWII
• ………………..transport links to………………

Answer 2

• closed in 1981, caused mass unemployment
• derelict brownfield sites and bomb-damaged land
• inadequate transport links to the rest of London

Question 3

successes:

-derelict land area was reduced from………..ha in 19….to …………..ha in 19…..

Answer 3

-1000 ha in 1981 to 223 ha in 1997

Question 4

successes:

-private investment reached £……………in 19….

Answer 4

£6.5 billion in 1997

Question 5

successes:

-number of homes increased from……………….in 19…. to ……………………in 19….

Answer 5

15,000 in 1981

35,000 in 1997

Question 6

successes:

-the old docks now have international transport links through the………………………..

Answer 6

London City Airport

Question 7

successes:

-number of council owned homes went from…..% in 19…. to …..% in 19….

Answer 7

83% in 1981

45% in 1997